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Even if you have no particular interest in competitions, every pilot can benefit from doing a few aerobatic flights. By pushing closer to the limits of an aircraft's flight envelope, it greatly increases confidence during normal flight, and by learning the recoveries for when aerobatic manoeuvres go wrong, you become more confident in recovering from any unusual situations that could occur during normal flight.
== Learning Aerobatics at CGC ==
Have a chat to an instructor if you want a demo of some basic manoeuvres, such as [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwe0duJZzgI these].
Throughout the winter, CGC offers aerobatic training slots every Saturday. These can be booked in the usual way on the booking system, putting your name down with 'AEROBATIC INSTRUCTOR'. Martin Whitehead and Graham Spelman usually take it in turns to instruct - if Graham is going out he is usually happy to give lifts.
You don't have to be solo to do aerobatic training, but you do have to be experienced enough to have good control over the glider in normal flight.
During the summer there is no structured aerobatics training program (and soaring is a better way to spend the day), but if you want to give it a go, have a chat with instructors and see if they'd be happy to show you what it's like.
== [http://www.aerobatics.org.uk/glider_badge_scheme.htm Aerobatic Badges] ==